When comparing TagSpaces vs Explorer++, the Slant community recommends Explorer++ for most people. In the question“What are the best file managers for Windows?”Explorer++ is ranked 16th while TagSpaces is ranked 17th.

Pros

Pro

Open source

TagSpaces is free and open source making it easily extendable with the help of extensions.

Pro

Your can choose your cloud file storage

Using only files and no databases let's you make the decision with which cloud file sync service to use, making sure your notes are made available on other devices and platforms. It works great with Owncloud, Nextcloud, Dropbox or Google Drive.

Pro

No web service or database lock in

The backend is simply the directory and file structure on your harddrive.

Pro

No cloud

TagSpaces is running completely offline, sending no data to any cloud based service, unlike many Evernote alternatives.

Pro

Free and open source

Cons

Con

It renames your files in order to tag them

The positive side of this drawback is that this way the tags are easily transferred to other platforms by simply syncing them.

Con

Abandoned

Seemingly abandoned. Hasn't been updated in a few years.

Con

Useless for searching

Often completely misses loads of files that you know are there.

Con

Crashes semi frequently

Crashes quite a bit. Sometimes random sometimes during network folder access. Loses current state and reverts to the state of the last graceful exit.